Chapter 534 World-class cracking master

Computer software is essentially data.

In order to keep some important data confidential, the encryption process is essential.

Like most things, encryption is particularly opposite - decryption.

Since the birth of computer software, the encryption and confidentiality process of software has never stopped. Especially after the commercialization of the software, the software has a registered version and an unregistered version. If you want to use all the functions of the commercial software, you must pay to buy the registration code of the software merchant to activate all the functions.

Cracking the limitations of these software has become a new challenge and interest for hackers.

The spirit of hackers is [from] and open, while commercial software is the opposite. They want to obtain benefits through the software and set up various obstacles in the software, such as encrypting and locking data, limiting the functions of normal software, and limiting the time of free use of the software. They must be registered through the purchased. The code can be unlocked and activated.

Some hackers despise this kind of copper-smelling behavior very much. They write code, communicate and share it for free, but some merchants use it to sell money, and the functions are not even as good as the original. They disdain and protest against it.

As a result, the first batch of software crackers appeared, and they even formed alliances or organizations to specialize in software cracking.

There are also some hackers who pursue the ultimate and are extremely enthusiastic about technology. They are full of infinite curiosity and desire for all kinds of technologies. The software they use from the bottom of their hearts is an unknown black box. They try their best to figure out what kind of content is hidden in it. What is the software author? How to achieve this blockade, what technology is used... and so on.

They regard cracking this behavior as their own technical pursuit and challenge, and are completely immersed in it.

Of course, there are also some people who just want to meet their own needs, so as to liberate some hidden functions in the software. For example, Lin Hong was like this in those years. He inserted his own program by cracking the ROM in the Texas instrument calculator and improved it.

Although the purpose of cracking is different, they all go the same way. They are all against commercial software manufacturers, which are deeply hated by these manufacturers.

However, this situation is not enough for hackers. Challenging authority and opposing power has always been what they pursue. The stronger the opponent is, the more challenging they feel, the more sense of achievement.

Cracking organizations have developed very well abroad and have a long history. They have formed many very strict cracking organizations. These organizations have a very high prestige in the industry, and even major universities and companies will be proud of this identity and highly respected.

Lin Hong was first exposed to the cracking of the game when he went to North J High School and went to Gu Wei in the underground cracking market of Zhongguancun. At that time, Gu Wei showed him the technology, which deeply shocked him. It's only about this. Gu Wei also told him about it.

But this is only limited to game consoles. The development of computer software in China is relatively slow. Although after so many years, some talents in this field have gradually emerged, according to what Lin Hong has learned, the level of the people in this area is still very low, and the real masters are still It is in major universities and military research institutions.

Later, when I was in the United States, I came into contact with some members of these cracking organizations, and I had a general understanding of these organizations abroad. The details are not very clear.

Now, the preliminary understanding of the situation he has solved in the "digital entertainment publishing company" in Jiulongtang is a little beyond his previous understanding. They do not seem to simply print pirated CDs, but seem to have a complete set of processes.

Today, Lin Hong did not continue to follow Tyrannosaurus Rex, but came to the "Digital Entertainment Publishing Company" alone. He wanted to know more about this situation.

The person in charge of this company is Guang Yongyuan. He is in his thirties and wears a pair of black-framed glasses. He doesn't look like a gangster at all, but a teacher in a school.

Lin Hong has talked to him before, and he is very speculative. After all, both of them know technology and have a common language.

Lin Hong learned that Guang Yongyuan was not a Xiang G person, but ran away from Guang Z a few years ago because he offended someone he couldn't afford to provoke. After the rise of Jiulong Hall, most of the people who ran from the mainland became gangs of Jiulong Hall in order to seek asylum, and Guang Yongyuan was no exception.

Although he is just a scholar, the Jiulongtang family has a lot of business, so naturally there is no shortage of such a position.

Guang Yongyuan originally studied mathematics, and then learned computer science. By mistake, he finally became the head of the company.

Guang Yongyuan was not surprised by Lin Hong's arrival. After all, Lin Hong had greeted him before, saying that he might come to visit the company when he had time.

Guang Yongyuan also has some understanding of his psychology, which is basically a common problem of technicians. Seeing things related to technology, if he doesn't figure it out, it's like something scratching in his heart, which is very uncomfortable.

The reason why he became an employee of this company was this kind of psychological fault.

Lin Hong's identity is relatively special. Even Tyrannosaurus Rex was very polite to him. Guang Yongyuan naturally did not dare to slack off. As soon as Lin Hong arrived, he put down all the work at hand, accompanied him in person, and introduced him to the whole company.

"Brother, it won't affect your work, will it?" Lin Hong asked with some embarrassment.

Guang Yongyuan said carelessly, "It doesn't matter. I have few things to do today. In addition, it is said to be a company, but in fact, there is nothing. We will finish it soon.

This company is still involved in a wide range of fields, including music, film and television, novels, comics, games, etc.

"Brother, I won't go to other departments. Let's go to the computer game department. I'm just interested in cracking this." In order to save time, Lin Hong said bluntly.

"All right, go to the computer game department."

Guang Yongyuan took Lin Hong directly to the fifth floor of the building.

The location of their company is a ten-story office building, which is quite style. The workplace is also decorated with bright windows, very modern, and is no different from other IT companies.

Along the way, Guang Yongyuan was not idle. He introduced the development history and current situation of foreign cracking organizations to Lin Hong in detail.

Although Lin Hong knew something about it before, compared with Guang Yongyuan, the gap between the two is like the difference between heaven and earth.

As an industry insider, Guang Yongyuan not only knows everything in the industry well, but also knows some inside information that others don't know at all. For the commonly cracked commercial software in the market, no matter what Lin Hong talks about, he can say the corresponding cracker information and make a corresponding evaluation of it.

While chatting, they talked about ESSI, the most mysterious hacker in the cracking field.

In the cracking circle, there are four most prestigious organizations, and the most powerful organization considered by all CRACKERS is CORE.

CORE is the abbreviation of several words, which means "reverse engineering challenger" in Chinese. It didn't take long to be born, but it soon won everyone's unanimous recognition.

The organization CORE first appeared in front of everyone after Microsoft released the WINDOWS95 operating system. At that time, hackers all over the world were cracking it as soon as possible, hoping to be the first person to conquer the system.

In the end, the title was won by a mysterious hacker named ESSI, who was the founder of CORE.

Since then, CORE has completely become an evergreen tree in the cracking industry. They have released few works, but each of them is a classic. Their opponents are giants in the IT industry, including Microsoft, IBM, SUN, Apple...

This organization is very mysterious and does not disclose any of its private information to the public.

Guang Yongyuan said to Lin Hong, "Everyone thinks that ESSI is an American, but I don't think so. I think he is very likely to be a Chinese, or at least a Chinese."

Lin Hong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words and looked at Guang Yongyuan with doubtful eyes.

Guang Yongyuan's face showed a smile and was quite colorful: "I have carefully studied all of ESSI's works, including those released when he was not famous in the early days, and finally made an interesting discovery. ONE OF HIS CRACKS FOR ACDSEEPRO10 SOFTWARE WAS COMPILED IN THE CHINESE VERSION OF VC++40.

This discovery was discovered by chance by Guang Yongyuan. He had just learned to crack it, so he found some software cracked by his predecessors to operate step by step and learn their cracking journey.

And ACDSEE software is notoriously difficult to crack. The technical content of the software itself is very high, and it is naturally not ambiguous in terms of encryption. It has always been regarded as a benchmark for challenges by the industry.

When Guang Yongyuan was studying a cracked version, he accidentally found that the cracker turned out to be ESSI, and from some of the characteristics, the compiler of this compiled cracking software turned out to be the Chinese version of VC++4.0.

What does this mean?

Although the evidence found by Guang Yongyuan is not sufficient, mastering English is an essential skill for technicians. In general, if they are not very familiar with a language, they usually do not choose a language other than their mother tongue.

Hearing the news, Lin Hong also felt a little surprised, but when he thought about it, he didn't think it was strange. As long as the external environment and conditions are mature, there has always been no shortage of smart people in China, even world-class masters.

They chatted all the way and came to the computer game cracking department.